The Calm Before the Bombs_Hopeless World_Turning away!_Not Brainier Than a Chimp
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The Calm Before the Bombs
I squinted against the light of the rising sun at the view below me. The plumerias and hibiscus flowers were in full bloom due to the previous rainy days. The slope before me had flourished. It was an array of golds, oranges, whites, purples, and pinks. I wanted to collect them all, hide them away for safekeeping, but I knew the flowers wouldn’t last more than a few days without their precious resources from the soil. Besides, my hectic brother Joshua would find a way to destroy them within the hour.In the distance, the dazzling, cerulean blue ocean awakened. The crash of the waves against the...
Hopeless World
Trigger warning: domestic abuseThis was supposed to be the happiest day of my life; nevertheless, I can't even get myself to smile. I continuously ask myself if I am genuinely delighted with my life, is this how I want to live. Am I wasting it in fear and unhappiness? If my mother would see me now, would she think badly of me, or would she be happy for Michael and me? I can pull myself to standing, I always can, yet tears come in such generous streams. I failed myself, and her too. If I would have left sooner, this would maybe be different; perhaps I would still have her, my beautiful Lisa. Th...
Turning away!
It's time to cut ties with a family member:Dave just came from the office with a worried face. After coming home, he put his bag and car’s keys on the side table and moved his eyes around the corner and sat silently. Blank face, sunken eyes, bluish lips with loose shirt-pants. The house was so soundless that he was feeling only the lil riwww.onedoor.ccnging ears. His wife Maggie headed to the living room with rush behaviour, and saw her husband, taking a sighed relief. She didn’t expect that he would come so early. “Hey”, she says.“Hi, I feel so exhausted.” Dave continued with grinding his teeths.“Okk, get ...
Not Brainier Than a Chimp
The show started with a close-up shot of the presenter. ‘Hi, I’m Ashlee Johnson. Thank you for watching our program- A chat with experts. Today we have Dr. Richard Prince as our guest in the studio.’ The third camera’s master shot feed with both the presenter and the guest appeared on the screen. Ashlee turned her attention toward Dr. Prince and said, ‘Dr. Prince, thank you for accepting our invitation.’ The second camera’s feed with a close-up shot of Dr. Prince came on the screen. ‘Thank you for having me.’ Dr. Prince said and ended his sentence with a slight head bow. The first camera’s fe...